On March 28, 2018, the government of Quebec has
published important changes with respect to the economic categories of
immigration, which entered into force on August 2, 2018.

Under the new immigration regulations, as announced
in April 2016, it will be necessary to first declare your interest in
immigrating to Quebec and then receive an invitation to deposit an application
for the Quebec Selection Certificate. This certificate will now be valid for
two years instead of three. That system of Declaration of interest works under
the same general principles as the federal system of immigration Express Entry.

The Statement of Interest affects the regular
program of skilled workers, but not the Québec experience program.

Changes
to the Quebec Experience Program

The program will have two important changes. One is
that there will be no restriction on the level of employment, under the new
article 34 of the Quebec Immigration Regulations. The previous regulation only
considered the work experience of 12 months or more in Quebec level 0, A or B. The
second important change, under the new Article 35 of the same Regulation, is
that the accompanying partner of a student or temporary worker may be the
principal applicant, if it meets the other criteria of the program. Previously,
the accompanying couple with an open work permit could not be a principal
applicant. These changes are extremely important and of great advantage for the
candidates.

Quebec
Skilled Workers Program

It will be necessary to create a profile in the
Portal Arrima. Selected candidates will receive an invitation to deposit an
application for Quebec selection certificate through Mon Projet Quebec.

Invitations will be issued based on criteria divided
into three categories:

Human
capital (age, level of French, level of studies, family in Quebec, among
others).

Integration
into the labor market

Integration
into the market according to the current needs of the labor market.

Also, criteria such as a validated work offer, a certain
Québec diploma or the fact that you have been working in Quebec for at least 6
months could allow you to receive an invitation.

The criteria will be:

Age

Of the couple: level of French and level
of studies

An eligible diploma of Quebec

Work experience legally obtained in
Canada or the United States

The level of French

The knowledge of another language (we
can assume, English).

The level of studies

The potential of transfer of competences, that is to
say the mixture of factors, being:

The level of studies and the level of
French (of the main applicant or of the couple, depending on what is most
advantageous).

The level of studies, with work
experience in Canada or the United States, with the level of French.

Work experience outside of Canada or the
US, with the level of French.

Work experience, with work experience in
Canada or the United States, with the level of French.

Candidates may also receive an invitation if they
receive a validated and permanent job offer either outside or within the
Metropolitan Community of Montreal;

Candidates with a post-diploma work permit after
completing a DEP or ASP of 900 hours or more, an AEC of one year or more, a
DEC, a university diploma of one year or more; or

Candidates with a work permit of 12 months or more, having
worked 6 months or more and working full-time.